Koit
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Koit |
|---|---|
| Translation | the time when the Sun rises in the morning (dawn) |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 110.388168 |
| Declination | 58.268087 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Koit (10.78m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Hämarik) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Lyn |
Koit is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Estonian. It is the name of the star XO-4 in constellation Lyn.
Etymology and History
Koit is Estonian for the time when the Sun rises in the morning (dawn).
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019/12/17.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- 2019 IAU100 NameExoWorlds
